UAW in Our Communities

In communities across America, grass-roots leaders know they can count on UAW member to answer the call to service.

Whether it’s raising funds for a hospice… hitting the phones for health care… or building a new house for the homeless, the men and women of the UAW are always ready to lend a hand.

Joining with our friends, family, colleagues and neighbors to improve our communities isn’t an “add-on” to our UAW activities. It’s part of who we are: We are a slice of society and we are part of a social movement that works to help those in need and expand opportunities for all.

Region 3 members hit the phones for health care
"I'm just going without (health insurance) and it gets worse every day," Thomas Newton said. That's why he and other concerned UAW members in Indiana were on the phones Nov. 5 at Local 226 as part of the National Week of Action on health care.

Local 211 helps raise $40,000 for hospice services
211 members at the General Motors Powertrain plant in Defiance, Ohio, participate in the annual auction for Charlie's Pie, a raspberry pie that is auctioned off each year to raise funds for The Caring Way Hospice of Defiance Auxiliary.

UAW members in North Carolina march for justice
Members of UAW Local 3520 joined the North Carolina/South Carolina Human and Civil Rights Council at a march in Raleigh, N.C., earlier this year to support workers at the Smithfield Hog Processing Plant who would go on to win a hard-fought organizing drive.

Local 5286 members build home for Habitat for Humanity
Members of Local 5286, who work at the Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Plant in Mt. Holly, N.C., worked to complete a home for Habitat for Humanity while their plant was shut down earlier this year. A single mother with three boys will occupy the home.

UAW members rally for health care
Members of the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981, and active and retired members of UAW Local 1590 from the General Motors Service Parts Operation in Martinsburg, W.Va., joined in a a rally for health care for all on June 25 in the nation’s capital.

For information on volunteer opportunities near your home or workplace, contact the Community Services Committee in your local union.